Batteries

Guillaume de Chambrier

jargon

LiPo - Lithium-ion Polymer

NiMH - Nickel-Metal Hydrid

Discharge Rating

Capacity

Capacity is denonted in milliampers hours (mAh) on the battery. It is the amount of charge stored
in the battery.
If you have a battery with a capaciy 1 mAh and a motor is drawing 1 mAh then your motor will run for 1 h. In general the \textit{approximate} duration of a battery can be computed
by:

If you have a 4700 mAh battery and it is powering a moter with a 100 mA load, it will
keep runing for approximatly 47 hours. reference